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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: October 31, 2012
Caption: The Crockett Blockhouse Marker
Additional Description: Captions: At one time these blockhouses stood at diagonal corners of a log palisade near the Crockett homestead. It is difficult to imagine a successful defense of the farm against determined attack, but it was never put to a test. (lower, left); Col. Walter Crockett, Sr. (1786-1869). Before coming west, the Colonel fought in the war of 1812 and served three terms in the Virginia Legislature. (Center); Like most settlers, Col. Crockett came to Washington on the Oregon Trail, which ended near present-day Portland. Most newcomers were funneled into the lower Columbia and Willamette Valleys, attracted by rich farm lands. As these lands filled, settlers moved into the lands surrounding Puget Sound. The Crocketts selected this Whidbey Island claim on the advice of Issack Ebey, a fellow Missourian. (map: bottom, left).
Submitted: November 12, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p226008
File Size: 3.363 Megabytes

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